Burns Monument, Photos, Edinburgh, Architect, Date, Image, Restoration, History

Scottish Monument, Calton Hill, Scotland by Thomas Hamilton

Burns Monument Edinburgh



Burns Monument
Date built: 1830/31
Architect: Thomas Hamilton
Location: Regent Road, south of Calton Hill, Edinburgh

Burns Monument Appeal
Appeal launched Nov 2008 to raise funds for restoration of the Burns Monument.
Edinburgh World Heritage & Edinburgh City Council have pledged funds but more is required. Project cost est. £350k.
Ref. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/7749878.stm

Well-proportioned building with views of Arthur's Seat

Burns Monument Edinburgh
image © Adrian Welch

Greek temple - cupola copies Lysicrates temple, Athens
Built to house Robert Burns statue by Flaxman (now in National Portrait Gallery)

Thomas Hamilton
picture © Adrian Welch


photos © Adrian Welch 2007 taken with lumix camera

lumix camera images available at 2816 x 2112 size ie 99.34cm x 74.51cm, 72dpi
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